8 Crazy Video Game Fan Theories That Actually Improve Games

2. Pacman/Pong

Probably the silliest theory of all included here, but definitely fun enough for inclusion. This one suggests that the Pacman universe and the world of minimalist classic sport game Pong are linked together by a social dynamic that places them together on a complex class ladder. The theory says that Pong is the upper class world, where folks play tennis endlessly at their leisure on account of being terribly rich, burning through balls like there's no financial restriction on how many can be used.

Because, frankly there isn't, and infinite balls are the highest sign of status and wealth. So where do all the balls go? Well, Pacman is the lower rung of the social ladder, where the character is forced to endlessly collect the discarded balls of the Pong social climbers.

He sells them on to those who wish to appear more wealthy with their ball stocks, scratching a living, and evading guards hell-bent on stopping any thefts that will destabilise the accepted social order of things. Pacman didn't really need an added dimension, but this makes Pong an awful lot more intriguing, even if it is total hocum.